SCIFEST EZINE February 2020
Volume 11, Number 3
“The
whole experience of participating in
SciFest has been a hugely positive and enjoyable one for me. Though I found the thoughts of
presenting my project to the judges who were engineers and lecturers quite off putting, their interest in, and enthusiasm for, my work gave me great encouragement and confidence. The whole experience of working on the project, and the satisfaction of overcoming each difficulty that it presented, has convinced me that engineering is the career for me.” Ronan Walsh Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore, Co. Offaly Society for Science and the Public, Community Innovation Award winner, SciFest National Final 2019
SciFest 2020 is Officially Launched! Students with an interest in STEM are called on to enter the largest and most inclusive second-level STEM fair in Ireland Students across the country are called on to put their science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills to the test and enter the 15th annual SciFest@College competition. SciFest is the largest and most inclusive second-level STEM fair initiative on the island of Ireland. Since its foundation in 2006, SciFest has grown from a single STEM fair of 170 students to 99 STEM fairs with 10,000 students participating in 2019. SciFest is funded primarily by Science Foundation Ireland, Boston Scientific, Intel Ireland and Specsavers.
Closing date for entries to SciFest@College 2020: 6 March
In This Issue
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Second SciFest project selected to compete at Regeneron ISEF 2020
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Some SciFest@College STEM Superstars
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SciFest @College 2020 Awards
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Some more SciFest@College STEM Superstars
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SciFest Resources
4
Three more schools join the SciFest STEM School Award Elite List
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Science Foundation Ireland continues to support the SciFest Programme
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SciFest—Major Milestones
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SciFest@College 2020 Dates
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Sponsors
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Contact Details
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